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Skriven 2005-12-25 19:29:00 av BOB KLAHN (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ED HULETT
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 EH>>> I just purchased a mobile 10m rig on ebay. I know all about
 EH>>> the solar cycle. That doesn't mean that there will never be
 EH>>> openings. Sunday before last I checked into a local 10m net
 EH>>> (Tacoma, WA) and there was a guy in San Diego who we all
 EH>>> made contact with. That is a 1200 mile hop.

 EH> I miscalculated... it was more like 2000 miles.

 BK>>   Reminds me of the time, long ago, when I was driving to work,
 BK>>   and made contact with an OM from Australia.

 I forgot to mention. I was operating 2 mtrs.

 EH> A gentalman I knew (now SK) had a Icom 735 through a Texas
 EH> Bug Catcher in his car. His favorite mode was CW. He would
 EH> make contacts with people all over the world. This was
 EH> during the last solar low. Most of his contacts were as
 EH> mobile CW.

 BK>>   I live near Toledo Ohio.

 EH> Yes, you are in QRZ.

 Way back when, about 1967, military surplus was still widely
 available through surplus outlets. I knew a fellow who bought a
 tank driver's key. He could drive along and send CW by slapping
 his thigh. Don't know how much he actually liked it once he got
 to using it. Just remember him telling the group about buying
 it.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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